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Most of the major apps have been updated to material design with new animations and transitions. But WhatsApp kind a was left off due to some reasons. But the wait is over and the WhatsApp is finally getting materialized. It is still not available in play store but you can grab the apk

Over the few years there's been a great revolution in display technologies. We have pixel densities higher than human eye could distinguish. Also the way we consume content thanks to services like Netflix etc. But the movie theaters didn't get any revolutionary changes apart from better surround sound system and using 3D. But the core technology of projectors remained the same. AMD & Dolby is all about to change it. The have partnered to bring next step in movie entertainment. They will use the new  the theatrical version of Dolby Vision , the high dynamic range content and display solution convinced with new dual 4k HDR Laser projectors. These new projectors will give  brighter and more detailed image with better contrast and dynamic range than any previous projection system ever existed. This will sure change the movie experience and make it more immersive. They will begin updating it's screens starting with their AMC prime screens and then others after . ...

Display resolution has been increased since the last year and the latest in the trend is 4k. The amount of 4K video uploaded to YouTube has more than tripled in the past year. But streaming that takes a lot of bandwidth and if you have a poor internet connection you're stuck with 720p. This is why YouTube started encoding videos in VP9, an the open-source codec that brings HD and even UHD quality at half the bandwidth as used by other codecs. This is currently most advanced video compression codec and has been implemented for quite a time now to test the speeds. On an average 25 billion hours of VP9 video has been watched in VP9. This codec compresses the raw camera data which is huge and makes it easier to stream using low bandwidth. That means that if your Internet connection used to only play up to 480p without buffering on YouTube, it can now play silky smooth 720p with VP9. VP9 is essential for uninterrupted 4k streaming this will allow people to enjoy great qual...

Lasting year, Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion and is now testing some level of integration between the two services.  In a new version 31.0.0.7.13 of its Android app, a new option allows users to send and share news directly to WhatsApp. There is a new “send” button alongside the usual options to a post. You can then share the item with a user in your WhatsApp contact list. This feature is only available to beta testers and will make it's way to final version after response from testers. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum stated that the app would continue to function independently, but that doesn’t mean that the two apps couldn’t begin to share some common features. Being said that, there's very little options they can be integrated as facebook already has messenger as it's main IM platform. Only time could tell how far the two services will be integrated.

As all the flagships are receiving a taste of lollipop, Sony has also rolled out updatesfor Z3 and Z3 compact. But if you are wondering when will your sony device will get the update, its very soon as Sony recently announced that a number of devices will receive lollipop update very soon. 1/2 #softwareupdate : #Android 5.0 rolling for Xperia Z2 & Z2 Tablet. Rollouts are phased, pls check locally & watch for the notification. — Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) April 7, 2015 2/2 #Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week, followed shortly after by T2 Ultra & C3. Then Z Series - more on timings soon. — Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) April 7, 2015 They also mentioned in a tweet, that they will begin rolling 5.0 lollipop update on  Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact, T2 Ultra, C3 & Z Ultra Lollipop update will bring to your Sony device a design overhaul with new transitions and animations. The company has uploaded a video showing o...